https://illinoisfoia.org/exemptions/5-ilcs-120-2-c-6/ 2023-04-25T00:00:00Z https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/2023-pac-75460/ 2023-04-25T00:00:00Z

The requester, a resident, alleged that a school board's closed-session discussions about selling district-owned property exceeded the narrow exception for setting a sale price. The Public Access Counselor held that the board's closed-session discussions about marketing strategy and next steps following possible bid rejection went beyond simply setting the price, exceeding the scope of the section 2(c)(6) exception. The board was directed to disclose the closed-session verbatim recordings and mi

https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-69094/ 2022-06-03T00:00:00Z

A citizen alleged that a park district board discussed the sale of one park district property during a closed session that had been authorized only to discuss the purchase of a different property. The PAC determined that discussing whether to sell a separate property to help fund an unrelated purchase went beyond the closed-session exception for purchasing or leasing property, and did not fall within the narrower exception for setting a sale price either. The PAC concluded the board violated the

https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-58651/ 2021-10-25T00:00:00Z

A citizen complained that a school board held a private meeting to discuss an agreement with the city, which the board claimed was allowed because of potential legal action. The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Bureau concluded that the board improperly discussed certain matters in closed session during its April 23, 2019, meeting and failed to make a finding that litigation was probable or imminent. The source document does not state that the board was asked to release the recordings a

https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-63270/ 2020-11-12T00:00:00Z

This determination addresses whether a school board violated the Open Meetings Act (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6)) by discussing a public property's sale price in closed session after the property's price had allegedly already been set through a public sealed-bid process. The Public Access Bureau concluded that no violation occurred: the board's closed-session discussions concerned adjusting or maintaining the property's price in light of new financial circumstances affecting the buyer, which fell squarely

https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-46770/ 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

A citizen complained that the Village of Sleepy Hollow Board of Trustees held closed-door meetings to discuss a cell tower lease, going beyond the legal limit of only discussing the price of the lease. The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Bureau reviewed the meeting records and determined that the Board violated the Open Meetings Act by discussing matters in closed session that exceeded the scope of the real estate lease price exception. The determination does not state that the file wa